John Adams
First Admitted to the bar - 1990
Licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
United States Military Academy
("West Point") (B.S. 1984)
University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D. 1990) (Cum Laude)
First Admitted to the bar - 1990
Licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
United States Military Academy
("West Point") (B.S. 1984)
University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D. 1990) (Cum Laude)
John Adams Law Firm LLC
111 High Street
Mount Holly NJ 08060
(609) 261-7363 (office)
(609) 269-2660 (fax)
John Adams is the founder of the John Adams Law Firm LLC in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Prior to starting Adams Law, Mr. Adams was a partner at the Labor, Employment & Benefits Law Firm of Susanin, Widman & Brennan, P.C. (1999 - 2016); an associate in the Labor and Employment Section at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (1996-1999); a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army (1990-1996); and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (1991-1993) in New Jersey where he prosecuted crimes in which the U.S. Army had an interest.
In 1984, Mr. Adams earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the U.S. Military Academy (“West Point”) where he studied engineering and political science, and in 1990, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Notre Dame Law School. After West Point, Mr. Adams served in the US Army as a Platoon Leader, Battery Executive Officer and Aide-de-Camp in the Air Defense Artillery prior to going to law school on an Army Scholarship and then serving as a Judge Advocate.
Mr. Adams concentrates his practice in representing businesses, employer associations, and construction contractors in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in labor law, employment law, construction law, corporate/business law, and litigation before federal and state courts, as well as various federal and state agencies such as OSHA, MSHA, DOT, EEOC, PHRC, NJDCR, and DOL. Mr. Adams is a member of the bars of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the state bars of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and numerous federal district courts. He was the primary author of the 2006 Pennsylvania Mechanics' Lien Law Amendments, which substantially changed and modernized the Pennsylvania Mechanics' Lien Law. Mr. Adams is a frequent lecturer on construction law, labor law, and employment law.
In addition to practicing law for the past 25+ years, Mr. Adams is retired from the US Army Reserves where he defended the soldiers that defend America, the Judge Advocate for American Legion Post 294, a community volunteer, a member of the Burlington County Republican Committee and a former Councilman for the Township of Eastampton, NJ.
In 1984, Mr. Adams earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the U.S. Military Academy (“West Point”) where he studied engineering and political science, and in 1990, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Notre Dame Law School. After West Point, Mr. Adams served in the US Army as a Platoon Leader, Battery Executive Officer and Aide-de-Camp in the Air Defense Artillery prior to going to law school on an Army Scholarship and then serving as a Judge Advocate.
Mr. Adams concentrates his practice in representing businesses, employer associations, and construction contractors in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in labor law, employment law, construction law, corporate/business law, and litigation before federal and state courts, as well as various federal and state agencies such as OSHA, MSHA, DOT, EEOC, PHRC, NJDCR, and DOL. Mr. Adams is a member of the bars of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the state bars of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and numerous federal district courts. He was the primary author of the 2006 Pennsylvania Mechanics' Lien Law Amendments, which substantially changed and modernized the Pennsylvania Mechanics' Lien Law. Mr. Adams is a frequent lecturer on construction law, labor law, and employment law.
In addition to practicing law for the past 25+ years, Mr. Adams is retired from the US Army Reserves where he defended the soldiers that defend America, the Judge Advocate for American Legion Post 294, a community volunteer, a member of the Burlington County Republican Committee and a former Councilman for the Township of Eastampton, NJ.
